July 30, 2012

We are not only trying to raise enough money to upgrade our UX/app, we’re also trying to bring aboard volunteer writers and researchers who want to collaborate with HC to expand coverage of a number of issues.

Some of the subjects I can think of that we’d really love to cover include:

climate change and global warming

the US, EU, and other economies, and their interrelationships

the struggle for LGBTQ rights

the ongoing war in Afghanistan

the US elections (2012 and before)

any number of environmental issues

And some of our best projects came from suggestions and work done by first-time contributors. Got an idea that’s not on the list or on the linked page? Let us know, either by email — hc AT historycommons DOT org — or in a comment on this post.

July 23, 2012

on the Day of 9/11, the Obama administration’s indefinite detention policies, campaign finance, and domestic terrorism (rhetorical) from Westboro Baptist Church. More on all of these topics, and more besides, is in the works and will make their appearance in upcoming days.

We were not chosen for the Knight grant, and even if we had been, any awarded funding would have not come through for months or even longer. We need your help to raise sufficient funds to keep the information flowing, and expand our coverage. We need your financial support to keep moving forward, and your time, expertise, and energy to continue (and expand!) our content.

For those of you who have already contributed in either or both ways, thank you so much.

We have so many great ideas to make HC even better than it is. We need your help to put these ideas into action!